Rack for baked goods



`'une 5, 1928.

P. BURKHARDT RACK FOR BAKED GooDs Filed Nov. 9, 1925 Z Z m/ 4 4 7 1 q UU .yy/X w m .1 .I ,fmll m, w

Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED '4 STATES Pmi-:NTl OFFICE. y l

PAUL BURKHARDT, OF AILBION, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO UNION STEEL PRODUCTSCOMPANY, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

' RACK non BAKED Goons.

Application led November 9, 1925. Serial No. 67,945.

This invention relates to improvements in racks for baked goods.

The main object of this invention is to provide an improved rack forbaked goods such as pies, which-is of large capacity; al-

though compact in structure, and `from which the pies or other articlesmay be easily removed. y v "y Objects pertaining to details andeconomies of my improvements will definitely` appear from the detaileddescription to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specication. The 'invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claim.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisapplication, in which:

Fig. l is a front perspective View of a rack embodying the features lofmy invention designed as a pie rack.' y

Fig. 2 is an end elevation, parts being broken away to facilitate theshowing of structural details, articles being indicated on certainshelves by dotted lines.

Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts in both views.

rack comprises a front frame 1 and rear france2 of wires to which wirenetting is secured forming a bottom wall 3, end walls 4 and a top wall5. The vertical wire slats 6 form the rear wall.

I provide a plurality of shelves consisting of the border frames 7ofwire to which the netting 8 is secured. These shelves are arrangedwithin the lwalls and secured'as by 40 means of the vvirel ties 9`connecting the shelf frames to the end walls.

Referring to the drawing my improved The vertical partition rods l() aredisposed through the shelves and form a partition dividing each shelfinto compartments. In

front of each compartment is a guard 11, the y same being formed of apiece of wire bent to a bail-shape, the arms of the guard l2 being'secured to thefront members of the shelves and to the bottom member ofthe front frame. Theguards are arranged so that their ends are spacedkfrom the end` Walls of the rack and also from the partition members l0,thereby providing openings at the ends of the guards facilitatingthegraspingk of pies or other articles indicated by dotted vlines 13 inFig. 2.

shelves yandl secured at their. ends to the top l and bottom walls, andbail-shaped guard members disposed in upright position vwith the ends oftheir arms secured to thev front l members of the shelf frames in spacedrelation to the partition members and the end walls of the rackproviding spaces facilitating the ygrasping of the articles upon theshelves.'

- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. l

PAUL BURKHARDT.

